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I can only echo what other reviewers have said. He brings up an important issue, but does a miserable job of it. Louv bases most of his arguments on "intuition" and terrible logic. The worst of his arguments is that a)children with autism and ADHD can control their behavior and symptoms better when they're outside. b)there's a lot more autism and ADHD than there used to be. c)we don't play outside as much as we used to. d)not playing outside CAUSES autism and ADHD. ????? That's a characteristic argument from the book. Similarly incoherant is his assertion that fishing is acceptable, but hunting isn't. He implies that even bicycles and playgrounds interfere with experiencing nature, and that the only way we can raise healthy, well-rounded children is to send them out into untouched fields. Anything less is a failure. And it's sad, because instead of convincing people that we need to get away from the computer and play outside, he convinced me that he's a fanatic and a really bad writer. I'd rather read Emerson.

Hmm. Like "Boy Entrancers," this book just felt like a transition more than anything else. It was a fun read, but I didn't love it.